A Chittagong court yesterday morning handed down death sentence to two brothers for killing a business five years back.
Judge of Chittagong Divisional Seedy Trial Tribunal Muhitul Hoque Md Anam Chowdury passed the order in absentia of Hesham Uddin and Mohammod Shahid as they went into hiding following the killing.
The court also acquitted six other people as they were not found guilty during the prosecution, said Public Prosecutor Aiyub Khan.
The six acquitted were Sajjad, Md Mojaharul Islam, Md Miah, Hakim, Ali Azam and Aiyub Khan. Of the acquitted, first three persons were present during the time of delivering verdict.
According to the prosecution, a businessman Mansur Ahmed khan was stabbed to death by the siblings over a land dispute on March 7, 2010.
On the following day, deceased’s brother Harez Ahmed Khan filed a case with Chandanaish police station accusing eight people in connection with the killing.
On April 10, 2012, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police pressed charge sheet against eight persons, including the two convicts.
The court of Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal delivered the verdict after recording deposition of 16 out of 26 witnesses.
